Compassion-focused therapy

07/29/21 • 69 min

Professor Paul Gilbert is a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Derby and honorary visiting Prof at the University of Queensland. He retired from the NHS in 2016 after over 40 years as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology with a special focus on mood, shame and self-criticism in various mental health difficulties for which compassion-focused therapy was developed. He has written/edited 21 books and over 250 papers and book chapters. In 2006 he established the Compassionate Mind Foundation as an international charity with the mission statement to promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion (www.compassionatemind.co.uk).

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Professor Jane L. Ireland PhD is a Chartered Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, and Chartered Scientist. She has a background in both psychology and law. She holds a professorial chair at the University of Central Lancashire and is clinical lead for violence therapies at a secure forensic psychiatric unit. Jane regularly provides expert witness services in family, criminal and personal injury cases. Her research interests include aggression, psychopathy, personality disorder, self-injurious behaviour and treatment evaluation. She is an accredited EMDR (trauma) therapist who leads a trauma clinic. Further reading: John Archer Rowell Huesmann Murray Straus Kaj Bjorkqvist She also recommended for functional analysis: Jackson, H.F., Glass, C. & Hope, S. (1987). A functional analysis of recidivistic arson. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 26, 175-185. And for motivation publications by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci.

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